Client Story

Set Up For Success When August rolls around, kids staying with their families at City Rescue Mission can’t wait to get back to school! And this fall, they’re counting on your help to make the grade. Children experiencing homelessness face an uphill climb in the classroom. The stress and anxiety of their day-to-day lives makes […]

Finding Stability and Purpose Engine trouble brought Tracy to City Rescue Mission. But in truth, she’d been running on fumes — in body and spirit — for years. “My husband and I were long-haul truck drivers,” Tracy explains. The truck was their livelihood as well as their home. When it broke down here in Oklahoma

Finding Stability After a Life of Boom-and-Bust Everett is no stranger to the boom-and-bust cycle of oil field work. “I got married right out of high school and went in the oil field,” he recalls. “I went through three booms and busts there.” And while Everett knew how to navigate the ups and downs of

“City Rescue Mission saved me. I’m so thankful!” “God, what am I going to do?” Debbie asked aloud. She had been struggling to survive on the streets of Oklahoma City all summer. The heat was unbearable. Finding water was a constant worry, and she was always concerned about her safety. At 67 years old, Debbie

““When I got here, I had such a sense of relief.” After nearly a decade of struggling to survive on the streets, Rodney was able to pave his way back to a fruitful life. He got his CDL to drive semi-trucks, which he found fulfilling. But after a rough patch, he turned to substances for

“My main goal is finding work and being the person I want to be.” When Rebecca got married, it felt like the start of a wonderful life. She soon had beautiful young kids and what seemed like a loving relationship with her husband. But things soon changed for the worse as he began abusing drugs

“It’s time for me to have a life.” Terri’s mom was severely bipolar, and as an only child Terri knew that the burdens and blessings of caring for her mother would fall squarely on her shoulders. For decades taking care of others was all Terri thought about. Then, Terri’s mother passed away. “I was so

“We appreciate the blessings and opportunities you have given us.” Husband and wife Scott and Deanna know all too well the dangers of being homeless in winter. “We were living in a tent,” Scott recalls. “The wind was blowing; it was below freezing. I thought, ‘We are going to die out here if we keep

“I’ve built and strengthened myself” As a teenager, Rebecca had a bright future — she was a world softball champion and national champion cheerleader. But without the support of her divorced parents, she floundered. “My father was out of my life,” Rebecca says. “I love my mother and she did the best that she could,